lamina
English
/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
noun
Definitions
- A very thin layer of material.
- (anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
- (botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.
- (geology) A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lāmina (sheet especially of metal, thin sheet of material, thin plate, plate).
Origin
Latin
lāmina
Gloss
sheet especially of metal, thin sheet of material, thin plate, plate
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lamin English
- laminable English
- laminaset English
- laminiferous English
- laminite English
- laminitic English
- laminitis English
- laminographic English
- laminography English
- nanolaminography English
- prelamin English
- set English
- sublamina English
- lamella Latin
- lanna Latin
- lāmina Latin
- lamina Italian
- lame French
- lamelle French
- lâmina Portuguese
- *tugiz Proto-Germanic